Celebrating and Supporting the Small Businesses that Strengthen our Region

Economic Impact of Small Business

The numbers don’t lie. Small businesses have a major impact on the Triangle economy. In the Triangle region alone, nearly 80,000 people are employed by small businesses. Also, nearly 80 percent of businesses in the Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) are small businesses with 20 employees or fewer. Check out those and other numbers below showing why small businesses are a critical factor behind the region’s vitality.